Curtain assembly



Aug. 29, 1950 K. E. RAND CURTAIN ASSEMBLY Filed Aug. 15, 1945 I j r/flaw? $341770,

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Jar/ray Patented Aug. 29, 1950 urrso STATES ERATENZT oral .CURTAIN ASSEMBLY KathleeniELiRand,1Charleston, W. Va.

Application August 13, 1945, Serial No. 610,531

The invention relates to a curtain construction, and more especially to a detachable ruffle and curtain assembly.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an assembly of this character, wherein the rufile for the curtain, so as to enable the latter to be laundered independently of the ruffle, is detachable, and in this manner permits both the curtain and ruffle to be neatly pressed after the cleaning of the same, without interference of one with the other.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an assembly of this character, wherein the curtain body can be plain or colored, and the separable ruffle thereto can be of a decorative pattern or of a color distinguishable from that of the curtain body, thus enabling variable changes in effect and display or decorative scheme to an enclosure, and eliminates one color from fading into another when being laundered, if such colors are not fast in the separable units.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an assembly of this character, wherein the ruffies by detachment can be starched without starching the curtain body proper or the latter can be lightly starched and a heavier starch used for the ruffle, the separable character of the rufile being effective for a change in the tempo of a room from month to month or as often as may be desired, and is most pleasing by the use of color in the ruffle ranging from quiet conservative colors to the gaity of the brilliant shades and tints, which is also true with respect to the curtain body.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an assembly of this character, which is novel in construction, unique in arrangement, simple in its make-up, strong, durable, pleasing in appearance, changeable with dispatch, efficient in its purpose, and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying:

Figure l is an elevation of a pair of curtains constructed in accordance with the invention hung at a window, and the ruflle of one curtain body being partly detached.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through the points of connection of the rufile and curtain body.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary inner face view of a ruflle detached from the curtain body.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary outer face View of a curtain body showin in detail the edging for the attachment of the ruffle thereto.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the curtain assembly constructed in accordance with the invention comprises a pair of curtains designated generally at A, each involving a body Ill, which can be made from any suitable, or selected material, of fabric kind, either plain or colored, and including designs, patterned or otherwise decorative or not, at the option of the user of the curtains. Each body ID can be of a single piece or lined as may be required, and is the desired length and width, as may be necessary or demanded. I

At the innermost side edge and bottom of each body Ill and coextensive therewith is stitched to the enclosure face thereof a tape or binding strip ll carrying at determined intervals thereon a series of female head members l2 of snap fasteners of any well known type.

Adapted for detachable or separable connection with the body I!) is a rufiie I3, which has stitched or otherwise secured thereto longitudinally throughout the length of the same between the free side edges thereof a tape or mounting strip M, which is located at the innermost face of such ruilie, and carries at matched intervals along the same with the points of location of the head members I2, a series of male members 15 of snap fasteners, for their detachable connection with the said head members l2, so that the ruflie l3 can be separably attached to the body 10, as is best seen in Figuresl and 2 of the drawing. The ruffle 83 can be plain or colored, as well as patterned or designed, optionally, for the purposes of a changeable assembly of the body and rufile of each curtain A.

It is to be understood that the essence of the present invention resides in the detachable rufile and curtain body, and this detachable character can be perfected by other means than hereinbefore set forth, which is contemplated as falling within the scope of the invention as defined by the claim hereunto annexed.

What is claimed is:

A curtain unit of the kind described, comprising a'prefabricated permanently set pliable body section having a continuous free edging, a prefabricated length of pliable material creating a continuous permanently set rufile arranged to haveethe section and length of material meeting in overlapped relation to each other and located at one longitudinal and one lower transverse tion and length of material, respectively, cenintervals of said section and length of material with resultant smoothness when looking toward either side of the unit.

KATHLEEN RAND.

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